Re: Firefox ESR EOL
Am Freitag, 10. Dezember 2021, 13:25:17 CET schrieb Roberto C. Sánchez:
> [...]
> All the hate in this thread is really very tiresome. I'm not directing
> this specifically to you, Christian, rather speaking of the general tone
> of this thread. Discussing alternatives for users who are concerned
> about still being on FF 78 ESR and who would like options for running
> the latest ESR is fine. But bashing on the people who have been working
> literally for months on sorting out all of the issues (and there are
> many) to bring the latest FF ESR into Debian stable/oldstable is not
> productive. Nor is it productive to point at Debian and other distros
> and say things like "they do it, how come Debian can't?" Each distro
> has slightly different objectives, operating frameworks, etc. Debian's
> goals are different from Ubuntu's goals, are different from Fedora's
> goals, are different from Mozilla upstream's goals. Let's just accept
> that (or work constructively to adjust the goals to better suit you) and
> support the people doing the work.
Hi Roberto,
thanks and I agree with all you wrote. But also be aware that not all critics
is bashing and not everybody has the skills and/or time to actively help to
backport the necessary packages. I do not intend to bash anybody, I understand
that Debian is based on volunteer work (which is tremendous), and I hope that
you consider the feedback as constructive.
What I am missing is transparency, but it might be my fault that I just do not
find the right information. What would help me feeling more comfortable with
the situation is
1) a statement which is informing the users through a Debian channel about the
thread before that appears on Linux Blogs/news channels. Even now I have not
seen any comment on this topic. I am subscribed to the what I think are the
relevant Debian channels for Debian users (and some more).
2) an estimate for the ETA. That would it make easier for me to decide if I
can just wait for the update or if I need to work on another solution myself.
Regards
Rainer
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Rainer Dorsch
http://bokomoko.de/
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